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Editorial: Minnesota lawmakers should get on board with passenger rail study to twin ports
(Source: Editorial in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, March 22, 2019) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Minnesota lawmakers should get on board with Gov. Tim Walz’s request for $11 million in bonding to further explore passenger rail projects, including $5 million focused on the...
Canada’s crude-by-rail exports fall for first time in 11 months
(Source: S&P Global Platts, March 22, 2019) NEW YORK — Canadian crude-by-rail exports fell for the first time in 11 months in January as government-mandated production cuts took effect and differentials rose to levels that made rail shipments uneconomical. Full story:...
With its survival on the line, Amtrak shaves 15 minutes off Hoosier State line
(Source: Journal & Courier, March 21, 2019) LAFAYETTE, Ind. — With time running out at the Indiana Statehouse, where $3 million in annual state funding for the Hoosier State was stripped from the next two-year budget bill, Amtrak announced Thursday it had found a way...
NTSB: Impaired truck driver likely caused fatal Amtrak crash involving members of Congress
(Source: The Hill, March 21, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal investigation into a fatal crash between a trash truck and an Amtrak train carrying Republican lawmakers found Thursday that the accident was likely caused by the truck driver being under the influence of...
St. Paul-Chicago high-speed rail plans scrapped in favor of a second, slower train
(Source: Pioneer Press, March 21, 2019) ST. PAUL, Minn. — Advocates for high-speed rail to Chicago are now adopting a less ambitious goal. They now want to establish a second train daily between St. Paul and Chicago — traveling at roughly the same speed as the...
Cyber resiliency: A clear and urgent necessity for modern railroads
(Source: Railway Age, March 21, 2019) NEW YORK — The World Economic Forum’s most recent Regional Risks of Doing Business report lists cyberattacks as the top concern of corporate executives in 19 countries, including advanced economies in North America, Europe, and...
Flooding bottles up U.S. ethanol
(Source: Argus Media, March 21, 2019) NEW YORK — Devastating flooding in a key corridor along the Nebraska and Iowa border over the past week shut down rail routes and forced some ethanol plants to curtail production. The transportation outage has left some fuel...
Flooding cripples agriculture along Missouri River
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, March 21, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Snow melt and heavy rain have caused record flooding in South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri — all along the Missouri river — bringing parts of the supply chain in the Midwest to a stop for the last...
Midwest floods stymie rail operations
(Source: Freight Waves, March 21, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — BNSF and Union Pacific are grappling with the aftermath of the recent historic floods, with both companies scrambling to assess and repair damage as quickly as possible. Full story: Freight Waves
Contractors, railroads battle catastrophic flood damage
(Source: Railway Age, March 22, 2019) NEW YORK — Record-setting floods have caused extensive damage to railroad infrastructure across large sections of the Midwest, prompting a surge in construction and repair work. Full story: Railway Age
